“I rarely get blemishes now,” she said when asked how she deals with breakouts. “But if perchance I’m starting to get one, I extract it with my old-fashion fingers, unless I’m getting a facial later that week. I don’t like metal on my face.”

And Stewart, whose latest book is titled Living the Good Long Life, is particular about what she puts in her hair too – even going so far as to avoid a hairbrush.

While she admits splashing out on super expensive Creme de la Mer moisturizer and having Botox she says she isn’t quite ready go down the plastic surgery route.

“I haven’t had facial surgery yet, but I did get Juvederm filler after my dog bashed my lip and split it open. I tried Botox. It works for certain things, like for skin under the chin, but I don’t want a taut jawline and a quizzical look.”